And i think were going to look back on this moment as a major turning point in this pandemic. It really is a remarkable scientific accomplishment. With covid19 on a rapid tear in the United States, states and hospitals around the country are reporting record high numbers of cases. Cases are coming out of the woodwork and they are very, very sick. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we still have to get through this tunnel. This is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is monday, december 14th, 6 00 here in new york and its a big day. Today, the First Americans will get vaccinated against coronavirus. Trucks and cargo planes packed with nearly 3 million dose fanning out across the country. This is just 11 months after the first reported case in the United States. Of course, its not a moment too soon. More than 109,000 americans are hospitalized with the virus this morning.
Each of those states. Well this meeting began in the oval office. The president asked about it, and it was pushed back on by everybody in the room. This is appalling. Theres no other way to describe it. Its unbelievable. Almost certainly completely without precedent. Our breaking news this morning, the historic Vaccination Campaign to wipe out covid19 is about to get a huge boost. The first shipments of modernas Coronavirus Vaccine beginning to roll out soon here. Now a Cdc Advisory Committee yesterday did vote to recommend it for people 18 and older. The cdc director is expected to accept the recommendation today. And then once he signs off, thats when vaccinations can begin. Experts caution that it will take time to see the impacts of the two vaccines now authorized. And the u. S. Is reporting more people getting infected, more people sick in hospitals, and more dying from coronavirus than ever. Were covering the crisis and u. S. Response from all angles morning. Cnn has more from ou
Southern california, the situation there is dire. There are zero icu beds available there right now. Zero. The institute of Health Metrics and evaluation at the university of washington is warning that 49 states will have high or extreme stress on icu capacity for the rest of december all the way through april. They are now projecting 562,000 deaths here in the u. S. By april 1st. That is up 60,000 from last weeks forecast. We are also learning today that president elect joe biden and dr. Jill biden will receive their first Covid Vaccine doses in delaware on monday. Vice president pence just got his coronavirus shot this morning, there he is. And dr. Fauci was watching and urged every single american to do the same. We want virtually everyone eligible to get this vaccine ultimately. And we all hope, and i think this is doable, that by the time we get to several months into this year, we will have enough people protected that we can start thinking seriously about the return to normality
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